The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

1967/01/07 - 1967/07/01 • Ended • 1 Seasons • English

Drama
8.2

Overview

The Forsyte Saga is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of The Forsyte Saga novels, and its sequel trilogy A Modern Comedy. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene. It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive this channel. It was therefore the repeat on Sunday evenings on BBC1 starting on 8 September 1968 that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.

Creator(s) : N/A

Casts
Eric Porter

Eric Porter

Soames Forsyte

Susan Hampshire

Susan Hampshire

Fleur Mont née Forsyte

Nyree Dawn Porter

Nyree Dawn Porter

Irene Forsyte née Heron

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

'Young Jolyon' Forsyte

Fay Compton

Fay Compton

'Aunt Ann' Forsyte

Lana Morris

Lana Morris

Helene Hillmer

Margaret Tyzack

Margaret Tyzack

Winifred Dartie

John Welsh

John Welsh

James Forsyte

Joseph O'Conor

Joseph O'Conor

'Old Jolyon' Forsyte

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Montague 'Monty' Dartie

John Baskcomb

Timothy Forsyte

John Bennett

John Bennett

Philip Bosinney

Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis

Jolyon 'Jon' Forsyte

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Season 1
Season 1
0.0

1967/01/07 • 26 Episodes

Season 1 of The Forsyte Saga premiered on January 7, 1967

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